...ChampagneHenriot is at the upper end of the scale in both quality
and price. A new release of two of their lower-priced wines represents
a buying opportunity...

WINES
& WINE NEWS

...Bordeaux
viticulturalist extraordinaire Alain Sutre did vineyard tours,
gave an informative lecture and advised on the future of Canadian
wine this week. Report to follow...

Dinner with Tiffany... and the wines
of Nugan Estate

Tiffany
Nugan hosted a terrific dinner at Flow in Yorkville, at which
she showcased her familiy's range of well priced wines from
Australia.

Tiffany is part of the third generation of Nugans in Riverina,
New South Wales. The family's successful fruit and vegetable
juice business hit a brick wall when GATT agreements flooded
Oz with cheap imports, so Tiffany and her brother Matthew
decided to diversify into wine and launched Nugan Estate in
2001. By last year, Nugan ranked as Australia's 13th largest
wine exporter, their rapid rise helped by good quality at
good prices.

Perrier-Jouet
was formed when two family-owned champagne houses were joined
by a marriage. Unlike Charles and Di's marriage, three was
not a crowd, and Mumm joined too. Anyway they're all owned
by a large conglomerate now, but they haven't compromised
a bit on quality.

An even better marriage was the champagnes with the fine food
of Marc Thuet. Thuet prepared a five course brunch to showcase
the premium cuvee champagnes at his restaurant.